Monitoring of the Mitochondrial Function of Circulating Myeloid Cells in Patients Hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of Dijon University Hospital (Myelochondria)

January 29, 2026 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

Severe infections (sepsis) are a common cause of admission to the intensive care unit. They represent a significant health risk for patients in the short and medium term. They are particularly linked to a change in the function of immune cells. In some patients, a state of pseudo-dormancy of monocyte and macrophage-type immune cells, called immunosuppression of myeloid cells, is observed. This situation leads to a worsening of the infection, so it should be avoided because it represents a danger for the patient even when they ar receiving antibiotics. At present, these events are still very poorly understood. Research is essential to understand how this state of immunosuppression of myeloid cells is established in order to adapt existing treatments or find new ones.

Laboratory studies on animal models of septicaemia have shown that this state of immunosuppression of myeloid cells is closely linked to a change in the production of energy by myeloid cells (monocytes and macrophages). The functioning of the mitochondria ("energy factory" of the cells) in these cells is impaired. Thus, restoring mitochondrial function in myeloid cells could be a therapeutic solution against the immunosuppression of myeloid cells during severe septicaemia.

The objective of this study is to verify whether alterations in mitochondrial function in myeloid cells also occur in patients with bacterial infection compared to patients without bacterial infection.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

36

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Dijon, France, 21000
        • Chu Dijon Bourgogne

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients hospitalized in the ICU with or without sepsis.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult person who has given written consent (or consent obtained from a heath care proxy) hospitalized in an ICU with or without sepsis (with or without infection)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Person not affiliated or not benefiting from national health insurance
  • Person under legal protection (curatorship, guardianship, safeguard of justice)
  • Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding woman
  • Patient who was hospitalized within 3 months prior to inclusion for sepsis.
  • Patients receiving known treatment for mitochondrial function modulation, mitochondrial biogenesis or mitophagy (chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, rapamycin, carbamazepine, resveratrol, sildenafil).

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Control
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
sepsis patient
use of the remaining 1-2 ml of blood in samples taken as part of routine care to study mitochondrial function
Sepsis-free patient
use of the remaining 1-2 ml of blood in samples taken as part of routine care to study mitochondrial function

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Level of mitophagy in circulating monocytes
Time Frame: <24 hours after hospitalization in intensive care
Measurement of mitochondrial density and PINK1 protein expression by flow cytometry in circulating monocytes (total population and subpopulation of conventional, intermediate and non-conventional monocytes (CD33, CD16 and CD14 monocyte markers)
<24 hours after hospitalization in intensive care

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 1, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 30, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

March 30, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 17, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 18, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

June 19, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2026

Last Verified

January 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • QUENOT 2019

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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